Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press: 1999
A few illustrations, octavo, pp xiv, 479, some pages slightly bumped at upper corners, paperback, very slightly worn. [By studying evolution across geological time, paleontologists gain a perspective that sometimes complements and sometimes conflicts with views based solely on studies of extant species. The contributors to Causes of Evolution consider whether factors exerting major influences on evolution are biotic or abiotic, intrinsic or extrinsic. Causes of Evolution presents a broad sampling of paleontological research programs encompassing vertebrates, invertebrates, and vascular plants;...
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